TM 5-3805-261-24P
C o d e
Application/Explanation
PA
PB
PC**
PD
PE
PF
PG
KD
KF
KB
Stocked Items; use the applicable NSN to
request/requlsition items with these source
codes. They are authorized to the category
indicated by the code entered In the 3d
position of the SMR code.
* Items coded PC are subject to
deterioration.
Items with these codes are not to be
requested/requisitioned individually. They
are part of a kit which is authorized to the
maintenance category Indicated in the 3d
position of the SMR code. The complete kit
must be requisitioned and applied.
MO-(Made at UM/
AVUM Level)
MF-(Made at DS/
AVUM Level)
MH-(Made at GS
Level)
ML-(Made at Spe-
cialized Repair
Activity (SRA))
MD-(Made at
Depot)
AO-(Assembled by
UM/ AVUM
Level)
AF-(Assembled by
DS/AVIM
Level)
AH-(Assembled by
GS Category)
AL-(Assembled by
SRA)
AD-(Assembled by
Depot)
Items with these codes are not to
be
requested/requisitioned
Individually. They must be made
from bulk material which is
identified by the part number in
the DESCRlPTlON AND USABLE
ON CODE (UOC) column and
listed In the Bulk Material group
of the repair parts list in this
RPSTL. If the item is authorized
to you by the 3d position code of
the SMR code, but the source
code indicates it Is made at a
higher level, order the Item from
the higher level of maintenance.
Items with these codes are not to
be
requested/requisitioned
individually. The parts that make
up the assembled item must be
requisitioned or fabricated and
assembled at the level of
maintenance Indicted by the
source code. If the 3d position
code
of
the
SMR
code
authorizes you to replace the
Item, but the source code
indicates the item is assembled
at a higher level, order the Item
from
the
higher
level
of
maintenance.
XA-
Do not requisition an "XA"-coded Item. Order
its next higher assembly. (Also refer to me
NOTE following.)
XB-
lf an XB Item is not available from salvage,
order it using the CAGE and part number
given.
XC-
Installation drawing, diagram, instruction
sheet, field service drawing, that Is identified
by the manufacturers part number
XD-
Item Is not stocked. Order an XD-coded
Item through normal supply channels using
the CAGE and pan number given, If no NSN
Is available.
NOTE: Cannibalization or controlled exchange, when
authorized, may be used as a source of supply for items
with the above source codes, except for those source
coded XA or those aircraft support items restricted by
requirements of AR 700-42.
(2)
Maintenance Code. Maintenance codes tell
you the level(s) of maintenance authorized to USE and
REPAIR support items. The maintenance codes are en-
tered in the third and fourth positions of the SMR code as
follows:
(a) me maintenance code entered In the
third position tells you the lowest maintenance level
authorized to remove, replace, and use an item. The
maintenance code entered in the third position will lndi-
cate authorization to one of the following levels of
maintenance.
Code
Application/Explanation
C -
Crew or operator maintenance done within
unit maintenance or aviation unit mainte-
nance.
O -
Unit maintenance or aviation unit category
can remove, replace, and use the Item.
F -
Direct support or aviation intermediate level
can remove, replace, and use the item.
H -
General support level can remove, replace,
and use the item.
L -
Specialized repair activity can remove, re-
place, and use the Item.
D -
Depot level can remove, replace, and use
the item.
(b) The maintenance code entered in the
fourth position tells whether or not the item is to be re-
paired and Identifies the lowest maintenance level with
the capability to do complete repair (i.e., perform all
authorized repair functions). (NOTE: Some limited repair
may be done on the item at a lower level of maintenance,
If authorized by the Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC)
and SMR codes.) This position will contain one of thefol-
lowing maintenance codes:
Code
Application/Explanation
O -
Unit maintenance or aviation unit Is me low-
est level mat can do complete repair of the
Item.
F -
Direct support or aviation Intermediate is the
lowest level than can do complete repair of
me item.
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